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HURRICANE FAUSTO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL   EP0802
2100Z SUN AUG 25 2002
 
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.9N 128.5W AT 25/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  15 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT  14 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  970 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  90 KT WITH GUSTS TO 110 KT.
64 KT....... 35NE  35SE  35SW  35NW.
50 KT....... 75NE  50SE  50SW  60NW.
34 KT.......175NE 150SE 100SW 150NW.
12 FT SEAS..300NE 400SE 250SW 250NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.9N 128.5W AT 25/2100Z
AT 25/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.5N 127.9W
 
FORECAST VALID 26/0600Z 19.9N 130.5W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
64 KT... 35NE  35SE  35SW  35NW.
50 KT... 75NE  50SE  50SW  60NW.
34 KT...150NE 125SE 100SW 150NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 26/1800Z 21.2N 133.2W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 60NE  45SE  45SW  50NW.
34 KT...120NE 100SE  90SW 120NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 27/0600Z 22.2N 136.0W
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...100NE  75SE  75SW 100NW.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 18.9N 128.5W
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE
 
OUTLOOK VALID 27/1800Z 22.9N 138.9W
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 28/1800Z 24.4N 144.8W
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 26/0300Z
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE/BLAKE
 
 
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